Non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer
A non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer has been disclosed in the present invention. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer has a rectangular piezoelectric ceramic conductor. Along the length of rectangular piezoelectric ceramic conductor, it is divided into three zones: the first zone is the oscillation node accommodate zone of the length adjusting, that the change of length can adjust the resonance frequency and the oscillation node of the piezoelectric ceramic transformer; the second zone is input drive zone, which upper of lower surface have been coated with electrodes and polarized in the direction of the thickness; the third zone is the output generation zone, which output terminals are coated with electrodes and polarized in the direction of the length of the conductor. The piezoelectric ceramic transformer having above structure has the advantages of smaller dimension, less input phase changes, less generating heat, higher efficiency, and the piezoelectric ceramic transformer has the adjustable resonance frequency and the oscillation node, simply formation process, lower cost of fabrication. The piezoelectric ceramic transformer can be used in high voltage power sources, and back-light sources of liquid crystal display to drive cold cathode florescent lamps.
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a piezoelectric ceramic transformer, in particular, to a non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer, which has simply formation process, high boosting ratio, high conversion efficiency, adjustable resonance frequency and oscillation node. The present invention belongs to the electronic technique.
2. Description of Related Art
At present, there are two kinds of common piezoelectric ceramic transformer, i.e. Rosen type piezoelectric ceramic transformer and Center type piezoelectric ceramic transformer.
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To overcome above problems existing in the present piezoelectric ceramic transformer: complex structure, high manufacturing cost, low conversion efficiency, low boosting ratio, unadjustable oscillation node, the object of the present is to provide a new type piezoelectric ceramic transformer which is simple in structure, low in cost, high in conversion efficiency, high in boosting ratio, and adjustable in oscillation node.
To achieve above objects, the invention takes following technical project: an non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer, which is comprised of a rectangular piezoelectric conductor which is divided into three zones along its length: the first zone is a oscillation node adjustment zone, the length of which can be adjusted, so as to regulate the resonance frequency and oscillation node of the piezoelectric transformer; the second zone is a input drive zone, the upper and lower surface is coated with electrodes, and is polarized along its thickness; the third zone is an output generation zone, the output head is coated with electrodes, and is polarized along its length.
Said non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer has three optional oscillation modes: λ/2, λ, 3λ/2, of which the oscillation mode λ/2 has optimum output power and boosting ratio, when operating in oscillation mode λ/2, the null displacement oscillation node is at the center of the transformer and the oscillating displacement of the output head is larger than that of input head, with the oscillating displacement diagram belonging to non-symmetric type diagram.
The piezoelectric conductor of said non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer can be a single-layer piezoelectric conductor, or a piezoelectrics comprising several single-layer piezoelectric conductor which are overlapped each other and passing through the monolithic process to form a multi-layer transformer.
The polarization direction on input drive zone of said non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer is from top to bottom or from bottom to top; while the polarization direction of output generation zone is right or lift along its length.
The invention has following advantages: simple manufacturing engineering, low manufacturing cost, small input phase, large effective input power, high conversion efficiency, and high boosting ratio. Because the length of oscillation node adjustable zone is adjusted according to the requirements, the invention can adjust the resonance frequency and oscillation node of the transformer in accordance with the design requirement.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
In above views, L denotes the length of a piezoelectric conductor, W demotes the width of the piezoelectric conductor, H denotes the thickness of the piezoelectric conductor, the black section denotes that the piezoelectric conductor is coated with electrodes, arrow denotes the polarization direction of the piezoelectric conductor.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION As shown in
The oscillation node adjustment zone 6 located at the left of the piezoelectric conductor is a block of ceramic, the length L1 of which can be adjusted so as to adjust the resonance frequency and oscillation node of the transformer. With the increment of length L1, the resonance frequency of the transformer decreases and the oscillation node shifts left, while with the decrement of length L1, the resonance frequency of the transformer raises and the oscillation node shifts right. Through changing the length L1 of the oscillation node adjustment zone 6, the present invention can select the optimum resonance frequency and oscillating displacement of the piezoelectric ceramic transformer, so as to increase the output voltage and the capacity to drive load of the transformer. The input drive zone 7 is located at the middle of the piezoelectric conductor with its length L2, width W and thickness H, the upper and lower surface of which is coated with electrode 71, 72 respectively; and is polarized along its thickness H, with the polarization direction being either from top to bottom (along solid-line arrow) or from bottom to top (along dash-line arrow). The input drive zone serves mainly to fulfill energy conversion, when a low voltage driving signal is applied to the input drive zone 7, if its drive frequency is equal to the inherent frequency of the transformer, resonance takes place, thus resulting in a mechanical deformation on the transformer and producing oscillating displacement, so as to transform the electrical energy into mechanical energy, i.e. to produce so called reverse piezoelectricity effect.
Said output generation zone 8 is located at the right of the piezoelectric conductor with its length L3, width W and thickness H, on the right head of which an electrode 81 is coated, and is polarized along its length, with the polarization direction being right (along solid-line arrow) or left (along dash-line arrow), as shown in
Said non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer has mainly three optional oscillation modes, i.e., λ/2, λ, 3λ/2, of which oscillation mode λ/2 has the best output power and boosting ratio, when the transformer is operating at oscillation mode λ/2, the null displacement oscillation node is located at the center of the transformer, and the oscillating displacement of output head is larger than that of input head, with the oscillating displacement diagram belonging to the non-symmetric type diagram.
The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer can be classified into two categories: the single-layer transformer is comprised of a single-layer piezoelectric conductor, and the multi-layer transformer is comprised of several single-layer transformers which are added together and passing through a monolithic process.
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Through testing, the piezoelectric transformer manufactured in practice has an operating voltage of 3-22V, rated output power of 4 W (4.5 W max), conversion efficiency of 90% or more, boosting ratio of 80 or more, besides, its output head has strong loading capacity to drive a cold light lamp, the length of cold light lamp is within 80 to 400 mm, and its finished product has small volume and work stably thus meeting the needs.
Following table compares the invention with Rosen and Center type piezoelectric ceramic transformer:
In a word, the non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to the invention can take non-symmetric drive mode. In fabrication, the resonance frequency and oscillation node of the transformer can be adjustable by means of the regulation of the length of the oscillation node adjustable zone easily.
Claims
1. An non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer comprised of a rectangular piezoelectric conductor, characterized in that said rectangular piezoelectric conductor is divided into three zones along its length: the first zone, called as oscillation node adjustment zone, the length of which is adjustable, so as to adjust the resonance frequency and oscillation node of said piezoelectric transformer; the second zone, called as input drive zone, the upper and lower surface of which is coated with electrode respectively, and which is polarized along its thickness; the third zone, called as output generation zone, the output head of which is coated with electrode and which is polarized along its length.
2. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 1, characterized in that there are three alternative oscillation modes, i.e., λ/2, λ, 3λ/2, of which oscillation mode λ/2 has preferred output power and boosting ratio, when operating under oscillation mode λ/2, the null displacement oscillation nodes are located at the center of the transformer, the oscillating displacement of output head is greater than that of input head, and the oscillating displacement diagram belongs to an non-symmetric type diagram.
3. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 1, characterized in that said piezoelectric conductor is of single-layer.
4. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 1, characterized in that said piezoelectric conductor is composed of several simple-layer piezoelectric conductor which are added together and passing through monolithic process so as to form a multi-layer transformer.
5. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 3, characterized in that the polarization direction of said input drive zone is from top to bottom or from bottom to top.
6. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 3, characterized in that the polarization direction of said output generation zones is right or left along its length.
7. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 4, characterized in that the polarization direction of said input drive zone is from top to bottom or from bottom to top.
8. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 4, characterized in that the polarization direction of said output generation zones is right or left along its length.
9. The non-symmetric drive type piezoelectric ceramic transformer according to claim 5, characterized in that the polarization direction of said output generation zones is right or left along its length.
Type: Application
Filed: Jun 5, 2003
Publication Date: Jun 1, 2006
Patent Grant number: 7288876
Inventors: Yaoqiang Chen (Xi An), Quanbao Liu (Xi An)
Application Number: 10/542,440
International Classification: H01L 41/107 (20060101);